straight to your inboxThe announcement of Gareth Southgate’s England squad this week could put into focus the most important decision of John Stones’ career.A poor season has left the 26-year-old as Manchester City’s fifth-choice centre-back with Nathan Ake signed from Bournemouth this summer and Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly also on the club’s radar.If Stones misses out on a place with the Three Lions, it will mean he has been omitted from four of the last six national team squads.
It should be a big wake-up call.Joe Bray writes that Stones now faces a decision of whether to stay at the Etihad Stadium and fight for his place in the City line-up or leave to find first-team football elsewhere in order to rejuvenate his career.Republic of.
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